ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܬ ܠ (b t l)
1 term

From Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-; compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl), Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəθul.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [btul.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f sg (plural ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bṯūlāṯā), masculine ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā))

1. virgin, maiden, celibate

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā)		1st person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܝܼ (bṯultī)		ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܲܢ (bṯultan)
	construct	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܲܬ݂ (bṯūlaṯ)		2nd person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (bṯultōḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bṯultāḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṯultawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)		3rd person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܹܗ (bṯultēh)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܗ̇ (bṯultāh)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܗܘܿܢ (bṯulthōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܢ̈ (bṯūlān)		1st person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bṯūlāṯī)		ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bṯūlāṯan)
	construct	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂̈ (bṯūlāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bṯūlāṯōḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bṯūlāṯāḵ)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṯūlāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bṯūlāṯā)		3rd person	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bṯūlāṯēh)	ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bṯūlāṯāh)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bṯūlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܝܵܐ (bṯūlāyā)
• ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bṯūlūṯā)

Proper noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)

1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܬܘܠܐ		1st person	ܒܬܘܠܬܝ		ܒܬܘܠܬܢ
	construct	ܒܬܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܒܬܘܠܬܟ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܬܘܠܢ		1st person	ܒܬܘܠܬܢ		ܒܬܘܠܬܢ
	construct	ܒܬܘܠܬ		2nd person	ܒܬܘܠܬܟ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܬܘܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ	ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

• “btwlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 196a